My sister just recently informed me that I could be using Distilled White Vinegar instead of liquid fabric softener in my washing machine. I tried it and darned if she wasn’t right, no lingering vinegar smell, no chemicals and no static. Thanks for the money saving tip Sis!
Since this up and coming weekend is the official Labor Day long weekend, there will be a good amount of sales going on so I intend to do some early Christmas shopping. I know it is early but Christmas will be here before we know it and I want to be prepared for this year’s holiday and not get hit in my wallet all at once.
I do most of my shopping online these days. It is much easier than going out and dealing with the general public and all the hassles that go along with that hassle. I can find some really sweet deals online, with free shipping that always helps defray some of the costs. And sites that accept Pay Pal are a real plus.
My mother has been dropping hints that she would like to have some new Window Box Planters. So I have been doing some research on the Internet to find the perfect Window Box Planter for her. She has always had a green thumb (I certainly didn’t get any of her green thumb talents) and she has several Decorative Planters around the house but now she wants to be able to get into some nice Outdoor Planters this up and coming planting season.
I was surfing the Internet and ran across a site by Goldline International that I found some interesting reading about some of our precious metals silver and gold. You would have to be living under a rock some where in a very remote location not to know that the prices for gold and silver have been steadily on the rise. Most of us are very familiar with the commercials that are all over the TV these days that are telling us to send them our unused, broken and/or unwanted gold and silver for fast cash. Plus there are kiosks popping up in the malls offering fast cash for these items as well. Too bad I don’t have anything that they would be interested in buying from me.
I do have some nice, clean and pretty old Silver coins that my grandmother left to me when she passed away many years ago, but I would never consider selling them, unless I was really in trouble and needed some cash. I intend on keeping them and passing them down and keeping them in the family for many years to come. I think my grandmother would want it that way.
My mother has invited me and my brother to go to Myrtle Beach South Carolina shortly after Labor Day for beach time and golfing. I’m all for that thank you very much. But she has asked me to research online the resorts for golf in Myrtle Beach since I have become so ”proficient using the Internet” as she puts it so nicely. So I have been spending some time the last couple of hours for golf packages in Myrtle Beach.
I had no idea how many resorts there are in today’s Myrtle Beach, but I think that I have found one that might interest my folks at http://www.ttimesonly.com/ where I see that they are offering good prices and some interesting golf packages. So I’m shooting my mom an email with the link provided and we will see what thinks about my choice. Little did I know that she also asked my brother to take some time and do the same thing. I’m quite curious to see what he comes up with.
It will be great to go to the beach, play some golf and spend time with my kid brother and my folks, it’s been too long since we have had some time to do something like this. Thanks mom!
My closest cousin, who lives in Fort Worth, is considering having a home security system installed in her newly purchased home. There has been a rash of home break ins the last year and she is getting a bit nervous. We are all hearing how the declining economy is making people turn to desperate measures and robberies are a desperate measure for a lot of folks. Drug and alcohol abuse is on the rise due to the stress of this economic mess that our government has gotten us all into. We are all just a mess these days.
She has joined their local neighborhood watch and gotten to know some their neighbors a bit better. They have two large dogs that have been making them feel a bit better but the situation has declined so much that they are a bit leary with leaving it all up to the dogs. The neighborhood watch have a good relationship with the Fort Worth, PD and they have provided all the members with police security tips to review, and utilize which is a good idea. But she is still worried and in the market for a good quality but affordable home security system. She has reviewed the website of homesecurityteam.com which is the ADT Home Security System Authorized Dealers site. ADT is a repitable company and has some good packages to choose from. My cousin tells me that they have 130 years experience is the security business. There is something to be said about a company that has been around for that long.
